Bloomberg seeks speed desk editor for Moscow

Bloomberg News is seeking a headliner for speed desk duties in its Moscow bureau. The successful applicant will thrive in a fast, high-pressure environment and have a good understanding of business and general-interest topics, ranging from economic statistics, debt markets, company earnings, stock market reports, merger and acquisition news and politics to natural disasters and […]

Ritholtz joins Bloomberg View

Bloomberg View announced Friday that Barry L. Ritholtz is joining the opinion and analysis site as a columnist covering finance, the economy, and the business world writ large. “Barry brings a singular and authoritative voice to our core business coverage,” said David Shipley, the senior executive editor of Bloomberg View, in a statement. “We’re thrilled […]

Pearlstine leaving Bloomberg and returning to Time

Media executive Norman Pearlstine is stepping down as Bloomberg LP‘s chief content officer, in order to take a similar position with Time Inc., reports Dan Primack of Fortune. Primack writes, “This is a homecoming of sorts for Pearlstine, who served as editor-in-chief of Time Inc. from 1995 through 2005 (after more than two decades with The […]

Bloomberg names Kaufman executive editor for company news

Jonathan Kaufman has been appointed executive editor for companies news at Bloomberg, succeeding Laurie Hays, who is now a senior executive editor. Kaufman joined Bloomberg News from the Wall Street Journal in 2009 as team leader for education and then became managing editor for health and education globally. Projects he has overseen at Bloomberg have […]

Bloomberg seeks airlines reporter in Atlanta

Bloomberg News seeks a strong, energetic reporter in its Atlanta bureau to cover the airline and airfreight industry, particularly United, Delta and UPS, and some smaller airlines, where appropriate. The reporter will be responsible for breaking news and crafting features on many aspects of the aviation industry, including trends in air travel and corporate strategy, […]

Bloomberg seeks ME to oversee health, science and education

Bloomberg News is seeking a Managing Editor for Health, Science and Education. The person in this role will guide health, science and education coverage, and will lead a team of almost fifty employees globally, which includes 4 Team Leaders who report into this individual as well. The individual, who will report to the Executive Editor […]

Bloomberg seeks tech reporter in New York

Bloomberg News is seeking a technology reporter in New York to cover East Coast companies, including IBM, Accenture and Xerox. The reporter would also have responsibility for New York-based venture capital firms and startups, including Foursquare, Fab.com, Etsy, and Kickstarter. The reporter will need to break news and craft features on many aspects of the […]

Bloomberg tech reporter moving to California

Sarah Frier, a Bloomberg News tech reporter based out of New York, is moving to California. Frier tweeted Thursday that she will be joining the Bloomberg bureau in San Francisco to cover Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and startups. She has been covering IBM and East Coast technology. Frier has also reported on health insurance companies and […]

Bloomberg’s Ivry moves to editing position

Well-known Bloomberg News investigative reporter Bob Ivry has moved to an editing position. Ivry’s new position is editor at large on the global markets team, according to an internal announcement from executive editor Laura Zelenko obtained by Talking Biz News. Ivry has covered real estate, banking, the Federal Reserve and other topics for Bloomberg News […]

Bloomberg releases Citigroup earnings early

Bryce Elder of The Financial Times reports that Bloomberg News released details of Citigroup’s third-quarter earnings before the embargo was lifted. Elder writes, “It would appear one of the headline editors in Bloomberg’s New Jersey outpost had Citi’s results on embargo and pressed the ‘publish’ button accidentally. That forced Citi to pull forward a statement […]